diff --git a/Objects/stringobject.c b/Objects/stringobject.c
index 8916552d77e..2ae397a1b95 100644
--- a/Objects/stringobject.c
+++ b/Objects/stringobject.c
@@ -4336,14 +4336,16 @@ formatfloat(char *buf, size_t buflen, int flags,
 	}
 	if (prec < 0)
 		prec = 6;
+#if SIZEOF_INT > 4
 	/* make sure that the decimal representation of precision really does
 	   need at most 10 digits: platforms with sizeof(int) == 8 exist! */
-	if (prec > 0x7fffffffL) {
+	if (prec > 0x7fffffff) {
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
 				"outrageously large precision "
 				"for formatted float");
 		return -1;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (type == 'f' && fabs(x) >= 1e50)
 		type = 'g';
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index 69110583e53..e4f27e6762c 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -8212,14 +8212,16 @@ formatfloat(Py_UNICODE *buf,
         return -1;
     if (prec < 0)
         prec = 6;
+#if SIZEOF_INT > 4
     /* make sure that the decimal representation of precision really does
        need at most 10 digits: platforms with sizeof(int) == 8 exist! */
-    if (prec > 0x7fffffffL) {
+    if (prec > 0x7fffffff) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_OverflowError,
                         "outrageously large precision "
                         "for formatted float");
         return -1;
     }
+#endif
 
     if (type == 'f' && fabs(x) >= 1e50)
         type = 'g';